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CVE-2022-40719

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-01-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-78

Description

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected installations of D-Link DIR-2150 4.0.1 routers. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the xupnpd_generic.lua plugin for the xupnpd service, which listens on TCP port 4044 by default. When parsing the feed parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the service account. Was ZDI-CAN-15906.

Affected products

• D-Link DIR-2150: through 4.0.1

References

• https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10304
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1223/
• https://supportannouncement.us.dlink.com/announcement/publication.aspx?name=SAP10304
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1223/

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